Kurt's Card Care

Casey2296 · #1 04-24-2024, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

So unless I only buy raw cards on the BST, or from anonymous locals at shows, I can't be pure?

This is why I only collect pre-war cards in the 1-5 range, give me caramel and tobacco stains, bumped corners, and wide borders any day of the week. Anything over a 6 is suspect to me.

BillyCoxDodgers3B · #2 04-24-2024, 05:59 AM

Ben got the joke. That's all it was. See his breakdown of it. It was a general comment, not particularly directed to altering at all.

I have about 150,000 pieces. Perhaps 40 are slabbed and came to me that way. I can't stand their clunkiness or the fact that they take up so much space when they would take no room whatsoever in raw form, but we know the game: it will be easier to find new homes for them in their tombs. So yup, I can be included amongst the hypocrites, too! I would have added that to the post, but figured I'd do so shortly afterward!

And Greg, good on you for all that cracking!

Jay Wolt · #3 04-24-2024, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Casey2296

This is why I only collect pre-war cards in the 1-5 range, give me caramel and tobacco stains, bumped corners, and wide borders any day of the week. Anything over a 6 is suspect to me.

Looking through Blowout's listing of altered cards there were plenty of 1's & 2's
that were turned into 3's & 4's.
I seemed to remember a bunch of Leaf's Jackie, Musial & Joe D. cards that were suspect, & that resulted in big money upgrades
You have to have balls to work on a T206 Wagner, not so much on a lower valued card like a Johnny Mize

bnorth · #4 04-24-2024, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

So unless I only buy raw cards on the BST, or from anonymous locals at shows, I can't be pure?

As far as I am concerned anyone can collect anyway they want. With the weird oddball stuff I collect/hoard I have no room to talk about how or what anyone collects.

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Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

Looking through Blowout's listing of altered cards there were plenty of 1's & 2's
that were turned into 3's & 4's.
I seemed to remember a bunch of Leaf's Jackie, Musial & Joe D. cards that were suspect, & that resulted in big money upgrades
You have to have balls to work on a T206 Wagner, not so much on a lower valued card like a Johnny Mize

It is amazing how many don't seem to understand EVERYTHING at every level is being faked/altered/counterfeited/forged. It is far from just the high end stuff.

Keith H. Thompson · #5 04-24-2024, 08:50 AM

I feel that on most of the issues discussed in this thread, the path to the high moral ground has a lot of slippery slopes -- and a lot of competition.

Leon · #6 04-24-2024, 12:31 PM

That's a great comment, Keith!

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Originally Posted by Keith H. Thompson

I feel that on most of the issues discussed in this thread, the path to the high moral ground has a lot of slippery slopes -- and a lot of competition.

Neal · #7 04-24-2024, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

Looking through Blowout's listing of altered cards there were plenty of 1's & 2's

that were turned into 3's & 4's.

I seemed to remember a bunch of Leaf's Jackie, Musial & Joe D. cards that were suspect, & that resulted in big money upgrades

You have to have balls to work on a T206 Wagner, not so much on a lower valued card like a Johnny Mize

Where can one find this list? Thx

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Jay Wolt · #8 04-24-2024, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal

Where can one find this list? Thx

Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

It wasn't a list that I read it from
Moreso many posts here on N54 that showed links to various shenanigan's that Blowout uncovered
That's where I saw the '48 Leafs

Johnny630 · #9 04-24-2024, 11:26 AM

Did anyone else hear that GM was at the last Philly Show walking around?

Peter_Spaeth · #10 04-24-2024, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny630

Did anyone else hear that GM was at the last Philly Show walking around?

And why not? Nothing has changed.

CW · #11 04-24-2024, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal

Where can one find this list? Thx

Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

I don't know how current this is, but see here:

https://www.tiffanycards.com/buyer-beware

From this thread:

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1289859

parkplace33 · #12 04-24-2024, 03:21 PM

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...?noredirect=on

I wonder if they are still investigating.... 5 years later

Peter_Spaeth · #13 04-24-2024, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by parkplace33

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...?noredirect=on

I wonder if they are still investigating.... 5 years later

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/6eee106...a-333201cdcad1

Johnny630 · #14 04-24-2024, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by parkplace33

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...?noredirect=on

I wonder if they are still investigating.... 5 years later

Snowballs chance in hell�.it�s over

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